JonnyF

It's the thin end of the wedge. A creeping federalism. From the original common market to the current EU was a massive change and that change will continue/accelerate over the next couple of decades (assuming the EU lasts that long). The direction of travel is clear for all but the blindest to see. They are heading towards a United States of Europe run by unelected technocrats and many British, myself included did not want to be a part of it. If you're in a bus accelerating towards a cliff edge, it's better to jump out before it's going so fast that it becomes life threatening to do so. Britain did that. We scraped our knees on the tarmac, couple of bruises here and there. But nothing that won't heal over time. Far better than the alternative, being ruled by "selected" rather than elected leaders like Juncker and Von Der Leyen.

This is simply vote buying to attempt to get young people to become lifelong Dem voters. No better than Yingluck's free tablet scheme. He's also been trying to charm the nurses .

Yeah, looks totally vicious. Lock up your children.????

Pledging to spend more on the NHS is not the same as promising an increase in GDP. 2 different things. And that pledge for increased spending on the NHS has been met. Food prices have gone up globally, not only in Britain. Maybe you heard about Covid and the war in Ukraine? Presumably price rises here in Thailand are due to Brexit as well? ????

That's good. I don't have to hide mine anymore.

The silly little thing hardly looks like a child killer. You're just making excuses for animal cruelty. Cruelty to animals is an excellent indicator of psychological disorders (in particular psychopathy) and should never be tolerated IMO.

Good move by King Charles. This nasty couple thought they were getting an apology. Instead, they got removed from the website and kicked out of Frogmore. That's what happens when you bite the hand that feeds you. Next, strip their titles. We don't need professional complainers and liars in the Royal Family. Let's hope they don't attend the coronation and try to ruin the King's big day.

Wrong. Britain has broken free from the EU and regained it's sovereignty. That's a massive win. The EU gained nothing, it lost one of it's richest members and largest net contributors and also exposed itself as a self serving, spiteful organization. Brexit was never about % points of GDP. That is something that Remainers cannot (or refuse to) understand. In any case, it was always a long term project. You can't undo 30 years of being stifled by an overly bureaucratic, corrupt organization in a couple of years, especially when those couple of years included Covid 19 lockdowns and a war in Ukraine. We'll have a much clearer picture of the longer term economic impact 5 years from now.

Indeed. If he's smart he'll be in Pattaya. All he's got to do to disappear into the crowd is shave his head, get a Chang vest, some bad tats and curse 5 times in every sentence. They'll never find him.

No need to shoot it. Only a savage would do that. Just throw a stone, or use a catapult if you must. Shooting it is way OTT.

Oh dear, not another one hopefully. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-prosecutor-seize-170000-euro-italy-far-right-league-party-mep-fraud-probe-stefania-zambelli/

Forced marriages, grooming gangs, terrorism. The culture has already changed, now we're having to change our laws due to these types of ingrained, backwards practices. Isn't multiculturalism great. The UK, USA etc. Look how great everyone gets along, no problems whatsoever ????.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_Brexit_on_the_European_Union

Johnson had some good ideas. Did some good work. That's why his political rivals and the MSM had him removed for having a slice of cake during lockdown or whatever it was... Fortunately Sunak has done a better job with the outstanding Brexit issues than I had expected. Like I said, if we keep chipping away at those corrupt EU tentacles we will eventually be 100% free from them. It took decades to be ensnared, a few more years to escape isn't too bad.

Unfortunately I wouldn't know. I quit when it was still semi-legal/undecided, there were lots of online sellers back then with recognized brands. I'm still not sure you could guarantee the quality back then TBH, could have been fake. That's the problem with banning things, it just continues, but unregulated.

A great example of why we should have broken free from the cabal with no deal. Like any abusive relationship it is best to make a clean break and sever all ties. Let the corrupt EU come crawling back over time. Unfortunately we had a traitor amongst our ranks. Theresa May will not be remembered fondly. Lucky for her it's the 21st century.

Luckily I was working in BKK at the time as I might have got myself into a sticky situation had I been there. The owner was present and it was his crop. My gf filmed it all and ripped him to pieces (verbally). Apparently the little scrote was on his knees begging us not to report it to the authorities or put in on social media. We're still discussing the next steps as she doesn't want to create a lifelong fued with him. He's promised not to do it again and cut it instead of burn it next time but I highly doubt he is believable. It would be great if they would just enforce the law but no, they just pontificate and "urge".

I am keeping on topic. You keep using the word fascistic. I am saying it is totally inappropriate in the context you are using it.

Throwing the word fascist around for everyone you disagree with just dilutes the effect. You really should stop that.

It's nothing like Putin's. Stop being so dramatic.

A fascistic backlash against LGBT civil rights in the USA? ???? Hyperbolic much?

Let's hope they do. They appeared at the land next to our place at 10pm the other day. Scurried in like a load of rats and set fire to the field next to our house. No warning for us to move our cars, motorbikes, tractor, gasoline canisters etc. You can see how close it is as there is part of the garage roof in the photo. Lucky the wind direction didn't change. Deeply irresponsible.

Same here. I switched from Cigarettes to Vapes, then quit vapes. The good thing about Vapes is that you don't have to smoke a whole cigarette every time you need a puff or two. You can just have a single puff when you really need it and put it back in your pocket, making it easier to cut down on intake and eventually quit. Banning them is insane. They should legalize them, tax them, and regulate the quality of the product to ensure it is as safe as possible.

An avid Guardian reader. So yes, always contempt for the Country, the Tories, the Working Classes, the Royal Family etc. It comes with the territory.

I attended this in '98. It was OK for 20 minutes. Got a bit bored of all the attention seekers. I ended up going to the pub and betting on the horses for the rest of the afternoon, won a couple of hundred bucks. It was a good afternoon.